A cashew plant audit is an independent, on-site assessment of an existing or second-hand plant that reports two things: the condition and safety of each machine, and — the part that matters most — the capacity balance across stages (steaming, cutting, shelling, scooping, drying, peeling, grading, packing). It pinpoints the bottleneck and the mismatch, then hands over a bankable report and an upgrade roadmap.
The trigger is almost always the same: people buy used machines or take over a plant, then find the stages don’t match. The cutter can out-feed the peelers, the boiler is undersized, the dryer is the choke point — so rated capacity and real capacity are far apart. As an independent turnkey builder (not tied to one machinery brand), Cashew Tech audits what is workable, what to repair or replace, and how to calibrate and de-bottleneck the line to a reliable target TPD.
Why used and inherited plants have capacity mismatch
Machines bought piecemeal, at different times or from different sellers, are rarely sized to each other. One fast stage hides a slow one until you run the whole line — and then the slowest stage dictates output. An audit exposes that chain before it costs you a season.
Stage-by-stage capacity & line balancing
We measure real throughput (kg/hr) at each stage against your target TPD, then map where the line is starved or overwhelmed. This is the core of the audit — everything else supports it. Yield mechanics link out to yield optimisation.
What the audit covers
| Area | What we check | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity & line balance | Throughput each stage vs target | Bottleneck map |
| Machine condition | Wear, safety, spares | Repair / replace list |
| Utilities | Boiler / steam, power, dryer | Adequacy check |
| Food safety | Zoning, hygiene | HACCP gap list |
| Yield | Outturn / whole-kernel recovery | Improvement levers |
Machine condition covers wear, safety and spare-part availability; utilities cover the boiler and steam supply (see the electrical & PLC panel), power and dryer adequacy; food safety flags zoning and hygiene gaps against a HACCP-ready standard.
What you receive
A written audit report with a stage-by-stage capacity map, a repair/replace list, and an upgrade roadmap to your target TPD — the document you need to price the work and make the decision.
Who needs this
Buyers of used cashew machines, anyone taking over an existing or distressed plant, and operators expanding capacity. It is distinct from our general consultancy and from the project report for a new plant — this page owns existing, used and brownfield assets. For rebuilds, it pairs with training, installation & maintenance and the ultra-modern unit blueprint.
Why an independent audit
Because we are not selling you one brand’s machines, the verdict is straight: keep what works, change what doesn’t, and reach a capacity you can actually run. Book an audit via contact.